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Supply Chain Management

ALSO CALLED: Supply-Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Supply Chain Planning, SCM, Managing Supply Chain, and Supply Chain Logistics
DEFINITION: Supply chain management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. Supply chain management involves coordinating and integrating these flows both within and among companies. It is said  … 
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Midsize Manufacturer Improves Supply Chain Transparency, Automates Business Processes
sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
CASE STUDY: Building ebox using Microsoft technologies helped Prowell to deliver its new enterprise-ready solution in only six months-and at one-tenth of the cost of another well-known portal and integration platform.
Posted: 01 Dec 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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Finding the ROI of RFID: Exploring Compelling Use Cases for RFID in Manufacturing
sponsored by Zebra Technologies
WEBCAST: View this Expert Webcast to explore common RFID use cases and learn how calculate a clear ROI of RFID for your organization.
Posted: 25 Nov 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Is RFID Worth the Time, Cost and Effort?
sponsored by Zebra Technologies
PODCAST: This Expert Podcast explores how to assess whether your manufacturing organization will benefit from an investment in RFID.
Posted: 25 Nov 2008 | Premiered: 24 Nov 2008
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Convex Plastics - Future-Proof Platform Is Helping Convex Plastics Deliver on Its Vision of Strong Growth
sponsored by Microsoft
CASE STUDY: Learn how Convex Plastics adopted Microsoft Dynamics AX to meet Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) needs. This integrated business solution has exceeded the company's expectations.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008
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Argo Turboserve Corporation (ATC)
sponsored by Microsoft
CASE STUDY: Read this case study to learn how Argo Turboserve Corporation implemented Microsoft Dynamics software to produce significant cost savings.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008
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Chemical Manufacturing Brochure
sponsored by Microsoft
BROCHURE: Read this white paper to learn how chemical manufacturers can gain a competitive advantage by using Microsoft Dynamics business management solutions.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008
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Business Buy-In the Art of Project Justification
sponsored by SearchStorage.com
WHITE PAPER: This document explains how to build a solid internal business case for your projects, examines what is important to the executive, and connects storage solutions to strategic business requirements and initiatives.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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MDM Journey: The Right and Wrong Master Data Management Strategies to Start Small and Grow Big
sponsored by Siperian, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: No master data management journey is the same. Read this paper to learn from the successes and failures of MDM early adopters, how to select a technology that doesn't limit MDM's evolution and to compare approaches based on industry-specific examples.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Business Process Automation in Retail
sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
WHITE PAPER: BPA solutions provide the tools, technologies, and infrastructure to automate complex business processes end to end in order to help increase competitive advantage and deliver tremendous value and visibility to business.
Posted: 18 Nov 2008 | Published: 18 Nov 2008
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Is JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Right for Your Business?
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WEBCAST: View this Webcast and complimentary Podcast to learn why the new transformation of JD Edwards applications can integrate your manufacturing strategies to improve your competitiveness and overall performance.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Profile: Systel
sponsored by Exact Software
CASE STUDY: Profiled here is Exact MAX and Exact Synergy, which provided the structure, integration, and automation Systel needed to deliver the innovative solutions to its customers Systel required.
Posted: 31 Oct 2008 | Published: 31 Oct 2008
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SEEBURGER Technology Proves Profitable for SEGA
sponsored by SEEBURGER, Inc.
CASE STUDY: SEEBURGER's B2B Gateway handles business integration for SEGA, due to which SEGA has reduced time to load orders less than 4 minutes, reduced administrative personnel training from three months to three weeks.
Posted: 27 Oct 2008 | Published: 27 Oct 2008
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Global Collaboration Meets Seamless Integration: SEEBURGER's B2B Gateway and B2B Portal Solutions Overview
sponsored by SEEBURGER, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: SEEBURGER, a world leader in B2B integration technology, offers powerful and complementary tools for global collaboration and seamless integration: the B2B Gateway and the B2B Portal.
Posted: 27 Oct 2008 | Published: 27 Oct 2008
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SAP Supports Applications on VMware Platform: An Industry Milestone
sponsored by VMware and Intel
WHITE PAPER: The partnership with SAP gives VMware the opportunity to address an additional large segment of the enterprise market, and enables SAP to sell its products on the industry-leading virtualization platform.
Posted: 24 Oct 2008 | Published: 23 Oct 2008
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Collaboration in the Supply Chain Speeds Innovation
sponsored by TANDBERG
WHITE PAPER: Collaboration processes are commonplace in manufacturing organizations. One critical methodology used in manufacturing for team-based improvements is the technique of kaizen meetings. These meetings are supported by data that characterize a process...
Posted: 24 Oct 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2006
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Supply Chain Function Tips for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
sponsored by CDC Software - Ross Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This paper helps pharmaceutical manufacturers understand how supply chain functions such as demand and inventory planning can positively impact their overall operations and bottom line.
Posted: 23 Oct 2008 | Published: 23 Oct 2008
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Operational Effectiveness: ERP Strategies and Best Practices for Emerging Life Science Companies
sponsored by CDC Software - Ross Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: How can emerging Life Science companies achieve operational effectiveness? This paper helps emerging Life Science companies understand leading ERP strategies and best practices.
Posted: 23 Oct 2008 | Published: 23 Oct 2008
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The Role of Information Systems in Title 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance: What You Should Know
sponsored by CDC Software - Ross Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This document provides an overview on Title 21 CFR Part 11 and how to deploy enabling technologies to achieve compliance.
Posted: 23 Oct 2008 | Published: 23 Oct 2008
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Making the Most of Your IT Budget with "Commando" Applications
sponsored by Nagarro Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Learn how to use small, made-to-fit custom applications to extend your existing IT investments. See how companies identify opportunities for these applications, and then design and deploy them to solve complex problems and ensure fast payback.
Posted: 21 Oct 2008 | Published: 21 Oct 2008
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Webcast: Turn down the Power and Turn up the Profits
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: This webcast will answer your questions pertaining to savings from energy reductions and process efficiencies.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Efficient Inventory Control Processes are Key for Food Manufacturers' Survival
sponsored by CDC Software - Ross Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: While food manufacturers have little control over rising raw material & energy costs, they overlook the area where they can control costs, their inventory. This paper explains how to avoid problems caused by poorly controlled inventory.
Posted: 07 Oct 2008 | Published: 07 Oct 2008
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How Growing Food Manufacturers Perfect Order Performance and Increases in Schedule and Scale
sponsored by CDC Software - Ross Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how business applications and automation can enable a company to meet customers' expectations of fresh goods with the greatest shelf life possible and provide goods of the highest safety and quality.
Posted: 07 Oct 2008 | Published: 07 Oct 2008
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Managing Imports in an ERP System
sponsored by Xperia
WHITE PAPER: Managing imports is more complex, difficult, and error-prone than it initially appears. This white paper explains three points for inventory managers to consider.
Posted: 02 Oct 2008 | Published: 19 Jun 2008
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Size DOES Matter - When Choosing the Right ERP Solution
sponsored by Xperia
WHITE PAPER: In regards to Enterprise Resource Planning, customer-supplier relationships are more important for small-to-medium manufacturers than large ones, because small-to-medium manufacturers tend to have few IT resources, and rely more on the software supplier.
Posted: 02 Oct 2008 | Published: 30 May 2006
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Products and Services: ERP for Importers, Manufacturers and Distributors
sponsored by Xperia
PRODUCT LITERATURE: Xperia is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions, applications and services that enable businesses to maintain a competitive advantage and deliver operational efficiencies that produce bottom line results.
Posted: 02 Oct 2008 | Published: 19 Jun 2008
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): …  that the ultimate goal of any effective supply chain management system is to reduce inventory (with the assumption that products are available when needed). As a solution for successful supply chain management, sophisticated software systems with Web interfaces are competing with Web-based application service providers (ASP) who promise to provide part or all of the SCM service for companies who rent their service.

Supply chain management flows can be divided into three main flows:



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